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Verstappen and askari on mt. side. We came to the base of the mountain - at about 6 miles from Nyanza there is a strip of dry forest - not unlike that at Elizabethville or Kafue, but trees rather short. Our trip in was through a heavy rain. …

A photograph of a dry forest with the most luxuriant type of vegetation on the north slope.

A photograph of a dense portion of a dry forest with brachystegia in the background and a large termite hill. The tall grasses in the area don't push in under the trees.

A photograph of a dry forest with tall grass, trees, and ant hills.

A photograph of a view over a dry forest, taken from the railway.

A photograph of the dry forest of acacia, combretum, and brachystegia, which is typical of the uplands abround Kafue.

View of the water in the All-American Canal. To the left, an irrigation structure known as a "drop" rises above the water.

An image of a person's foot laying on the ground of a bridge. The bridge has graffiti with the word "dreamer" written on it.

A photograph of Dr. J. Burtt-Davy, the man who introduced teff into the Transvaal. He first tried it in California and then took it to Transvaal with him when he went to South Africa.

Down the river, under the trees. Shows character of bank and of vegetation. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 14, 1920]

Looking down the river - vines at the right. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 14, 1920]

A photograph taken from down the river, showing vegetation on the river bank in the background.

A photograph of Pliny Horn going down over Danger Point.

Down same stream [as previous image], shows grassland just above. [Shantz travel journal, May 2, 1920]